Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dan Stevens

In the 21st century, I think it's fair to say, homosexuality is more accepted in Britain and it's wonderful that my generation has been able to grow up with that.

The Cold War had become a battlefield marked by doublespeak. Disguise, distortion, and deception were accepted as reality. Truth was promised in a serum.

(Voters) are not going to accept criticism as the sole source of messaging by the Democrats.

Emmanuelle Seigner

In France, I guess there's something like a tyranny in mentalities - we accept success badly, beauty, money. People are certainly envious, and this creates negative energy. This is annoying. I suffered a great deal at one time. I had to fight harder than others. Add to that my marriage to Polanski.

Orville Wright

If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted as true is really true, there would be little hope of advance.

Kailash Kher

My birthday is a day when all I want is to bask in the love of my family and rarely accept offers for concerts and shows if they are to be held on this day.

Karan Johar

Whether or not we communicate it, I definitely seek my mom's acceptance and approval for everything. She has a strong commercial sense of movies and is a quintessential audience. When she doesn't like something, I know there is reason to worry. When she loves something, there is reason to celebrate.

Charlotte Lamb

War stories, westerns, spy stories are all accepted as respectable because they are read by men. It is only women's light reading which is derided.

Tony Benn

Age does take it out of you, and I haven't the energy I had before. Sometimes I have breakfast and sit in this chair, and I wake up and it is lunchtime. In the past, the idea of sleeping through a morning would have horrified me, but you have to accept the limitations that old age imposes on you.

Chandler Parsons

My mom has accepted my style. My dad is a little suspect with all the bright colors and loud stuff. He's a khakis and polo kind of guy. He's OK with it, but the loud stuff, he says I'm his little daughter.

Don Ho

I think the word for me is survival, not ambition. I'm really a lucky man. I've always accepted whatever I was in, whether it was driving a taxi or entertaining. The jet set might not enjoy what I do, but I deal with the average person.

Logan Pearsall Smith

It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously.

Kent Nerburn

Remember that you don't choose love; love chooses you. All you really can do is accept it for all its mystery when it comes into your life. Feel the way it fills you to overflowing then reach out and give it away.

You have to apply to wrestle there. If accepted into the tournament, you expect to see the toughest wrestlers in the country. With teams like Iowa, Iowa State, Illinois and Central Michigan, the competition is stiff.

Malcolm Rifkind

You have to accept the realities of the world in which we live. The U.S. is a superpower. It carries more weight than any other single country.

You have to accept the possibility that a major portion of the people will be left behind. You may have to write some of them off in far larger numbers than people realize.

Dalai Lama

You have to accept reality. This has helped me come closer to reality.

We did not want the local sponsors to have to tell us no. We wanted to present an event and make it affordable. We've accepted some short-term pain for long-term gain.

Russ Feingold

We don't have to accept bad provisions in order to make sure good provisions become law.

We don't have guys go to college to play ball. We have good athletes who buy into what we're doing and play hard. You have a couple good players and a bunch of guys that accept their roles, you can have a pretty good team every year.

We don't have a problem with loans, but the terms of such loans, ... If they're on commercial terms all is well and good. But the company must accept losses on commercial terms.

Henry Eyring

For one who feels compelled, as I do, to accept the existence of the Master Architect, it is important to examine his handiwork for the light it throws on him and on his program for his children. For me, there has been no serious difficulty in reconciling the principles of true science with the principles of true religion.

Harry Lloyd

I consider myself straight, but if I met a guy tomorrow and fell in love with him, would I be brave enough to accept that without having to change the way I look at myself?

Hal Lindsey

I didn't ask to be a hero, but I guess I have become one in the Christian community. So I accept it. But if I'm wrong about this, I guess I'll become a bum.

Hiawatha

All the other chiefs and tribes have accepted the Great Law of Peace. They now live in peace with one another.

Heather Wilson

Children tease each other because you're short or you're tall or you're a redhead or because you're ugly or because you're smart or because you're dumb or all kinds of differences and as parents we have to deal with that and strengthen our children to be comfortable with themselves and also to show empathy and acceptance towards others.

When you sew, it takes time, so you don't think the same way as you do in normal life. It's more dreamlike. I think Claire is able to stop time through embroidery and become more mature during its process. And she starts accepting herself, her body and the child through it.

We are satisfied with the results of the negotiations ... We have reached agreement on a mutually profitable and mutually acceptable basis.

We are satisfied with the outcome of our negotiations. We reached mutually beneficial and therefore mutually acceptable agreements, which will allow us to fully meet Ukraine's gas needs, on the one hand, and ensure the transit of Russian gas intended for Europe, on the other hand.

Joseph Wright

We are really just at the recognition phase (in the United States) ... We have defined the problem and are recognizing the problem and trying to adapt. This (study) just points out how far behind we are in even accepting bullying as something that's not a normative behavior.

We are pleased that the signals from Washington are positive, ... The White House appears ready to accept the recommendations.

We are pleased that our employees accepted this region-leading contract. We believe that our engineers are the best compensated in Wichita. This contract puts us in a position to work with our engineers and other employees in building a competitive business in Wichita.

David Platt

We are pleased that Henry has accepted our invitation to join the Board. His experience and expertise will be invaluable as we advance our carbohydrate-based therapeutic compounds through clinical trials.